Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +6%

1122

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +74%

9850

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

5647

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +15%

1434

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +30%

6669

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

5105

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +42%

1269

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +38%

7026

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

5059

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +22%

2413

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +9%

12655

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

11547

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen 3 3100

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Apr 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-5960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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